Calorimetry Worksheet W 337

Cp (H2O) = 4.184 J / g0C

H = mCpT

1) A compound is burned in a bomb calorimeter that contains 3.00 L of water. If the

combustion of 0.285 moles of this compound causes the temperature of the water to
rise 36.00 C, what is the molar heat of combustion of the compound?

2) When 62.3g of a compound was burned in a bomb calorimeter that contained 0.500
L of water the temperature rise of the water in the calorimeter was 48.00 C. If the
heat of combustion of the compound is 1,160 kJ/mol, what is the molar mass of the
compound?

3) The molar heat of combustion of a compound is 1,350 kJ/mol. If 0.875 moles of this
compound was burned in a bomb calorimeter containing 1.70 L of water, what would
the increase in temperature be?

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1) A compound is burned in a bomb calorimeter that contains 3.00 L of water. If the
combustion of 0.285 moles of this compound causes the temperature of the water to
rise 36.00 C, what is the molar heat of combustion of the compound?
3.00 L H2O = 3000mL H2O = 3.00 x 103 g H2O

H = (3.00 x 103 g H2O)(4.184 J/g0C)(36.00 C) = 452000 J

H = 452 kJ
We now have the heat generated by the combustion of the compound so to
find the molar heat of combustion we need only divide this by the number
of moles of compound burned.
452 kJ = 1590 kJ/mol
0.285 mol

2) When 62.3 g of a compound was burned in a bomb calorimeter that contained 0.500
L of water the temperature rise of the water in the calorimeter was 48.00 C. If the
heat of combustion of the compound is 1,160 kJ/mol, what is the molar mass of the
compound?
0.500 L H2O = 500 mL H2O = 5.00 x 102 g H2O
H = (5.00 x 102 g H2O)(4.184 J/g0C)(48.00 C) = 100000 J
H = 100 kJ

Now that we have the heat generated by the combustion of the compound
we divide it by the given molar heat of combustion to find the number of
moles of the compound that was burned.
100. kJ = 0.0862 mol
1160 kJ/mol
Since we know that 62.3 g of the compound was combusted and that this
is equal to the number of moles burned we can divide the mass by the
moles to get the molar mass of the compound.
62.3 g = 723 g/mol
0.0862 mol

3) The molar heat of combustion of a compound is 1,350 kJ/mol. If 0.875 moles of this
compound was burned in a bomb calorimeter containing 1.70 L of water, what would
the increase in temperature be?

We are given both the number of moles of compound and the molar heat of
combustion so by multiplying them together we can find the heat
generated.
(0.875 mol)(1350 kJ/mol) = 1180 kJ = 118000 J
Plug this value into our equation and then rearrange to find the change in
the temperature.
118000 J = (1.70 x 103 g H2O)(4.184 J/g0C)( T)
T = 118000 J = 16.6 0C
(1.70 x 103 g H2O)(4.184 J/g0C)